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The sad news came way of Twitter – as most news does today – from out in the western suburbs Monday evening. There was an accident between a car and a moose near Route 128:

Confirmed Car vs Moose on River Rd, no civilian injuries PD to handle.

— Weston Fire (@WESTON_FIRE) June 15, 2016

While the driver was not hurt, the same was not the fate of the moose, who had to be put down by Massachusetts Environmental Police.

Car hits, kills moose in Weston https://t.co/0afGem14u4pic.twitter.com/9DTVkhib2H

— WBZ Boston News (@cbsboston) June 15, 2016

It was soon determined that the animal hit by the car was, likely, the Belmont Moose, the female cow that took an early morning stroll on June 2 through Watertown and many locations in the Town of Home that caught the attention of thousands on social media and television from greater Boston to as far as Japan. 

The news spread fast, reaching the moose’s official Twitter account with its 319 followers who added “RIP” to the account’s name.

And the reaction among her fans was immediate:

@miratim noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….. 🙁 @TheBelmontMoose

— Steve Saleeba (@SteveSaleeba) June 15, 2016

 

Reportedly our beloved moose has passed from this mortal coil. Her social media editor, @miratim, is distraught #RIPhttps://t.co/nIpM3470Yo

— RIP Belmont Moose (@TheBelmontMoose) June 15, 2016

 

@TheBelmontMoose Such sad news for all who knew & loved her in person & thru Twitter. She lifted our spirits from afar, & we’ll miss her.??

— Laloofah Ⓥ (@Laloofah) June 16, 2016

 

@TheBelmontMoose We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun…

— Kathleen OKeeffe (@beerwxsports) June 16, 2016

 

RIP @TheBelmontMoose 🙁 We will miss you roaming the streets of suburbia <3 https://t.co/26qZjHmnf1

— Olivia Arnold (@olivia_arnold12) June 15, 2016

 

And a final tweet, this one from the administrator of the Belmont Moose account:

We’ll miss you, Ms. Moose ???

— RIP Belmont Moose (@TheBelmontMoose) June 16, 2016

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